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VORO14-33
Blue Alkali Beryl
Deo Darrah, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
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Emplaced on a bit of backing matrix is a tabular, doubly terminated, lustrous and translucent, rich sky blue alkali-rich beryl crystal measuring 2 cm across. It is nicely highlighted by a smaller alkali-rich beryl crystal in front. Overall, aesthetic and dramatic, and one of our favorite thumbnail specimens in this lot. These were originally thought to be Rosterite or Vorobyevite, but further analysis by Dr. Federico Pezzotta confirmed they are alkali-rich beryls.

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Blue Alkali Beryl

Blue Alkali Beryl

Deo Darrah, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Toenail, 3.0 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
Blue Alkali Beryl

Blue Alkali Beryl

Deo Darrah, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Miniature, 3.6 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Blue Alkali Beryl

Blue Alkali Beryl

Deo Darrah, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Thumbnail, 2.8 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Blue Alkali Beryl

Blue Alkali Beryl

Deo Darrah, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Toenail, 3.0 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Blue Alkali Beryl

Blue Alkali Beryl

Deo Darrah, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Miniature, 4.4 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Beryl var. Alkali-rich beryl

Beryl var. Alkali-rich beryl

Deo Darrah, Kuran Wa Munjan Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Thumbnail, 2.9 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Beryl var. Red Beryl

Beryl var. Red Beryl

Ruby Violet Claims, Beaver Co., Wah Wah Mtns., Utah, USA
Thumbnail, 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Beryl var. Aquamarine

Pingwu beryl mine, Mt. Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Feldspar

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite and Feldspar

Pingwu beryl mine, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Miniature, 4.4 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite

Pingwu beryl mine, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Beryl var. Morganite (unusual habit)

Beryl var. Morganite (unusual habit)

Nuristan Dist., Nuristan, Afghanistan
Miniature, 3.5 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Beryl var. Emerald

Beryl var. Emerald

Torrington mining dist., New South Wales, Australia
Thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite

Pingwu beryl mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Small Cabinet, 8.6 x 6.9 x 4.3 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Beryl var. Aquamarine

Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Miniature, 4.1 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Scheelite

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Scheelite

Pingwu Village, Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province, China
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 5.2 x 3.1 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Beryl var. Aquamarine

Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Beryl var. Aquamarine

Quy Chau District, Nghe An Prov., Vietnam
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Microcline

Beryl var. Aquamarine with Microcline

Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine (Published, 1970)

Beryl var. Aquamarine (Published, 1970)

Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cabinet, 11.5 x 7.7 x 7.2 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine

Beryl var. Aquamarine

Fano Mine, Little Cahuilla Mtn., Riverside Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm